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J. L. ROYCOURT a L. HORINKO.

, BELL.

hAPPLIOAI'ION FILED MAR. 2l, 1913. 1 076,606 Patented 0011.21, 1913.

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JAMES LITTAUER ROYCOURT AND LEONARD HQRINKO, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

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T0 aZZ 'whom t may concern p Be it known that we, JAMES LITTAUER Rorcounr, a citizen of the United States,`

and LEONARD HoRiNKo, a subject of the Czar of Russia, both residents of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a. new and Improved Bell, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bells, and has for an object to provide an improved structure of simple strong construction with a minimumnumber of parts and po-sitive movement of the striking `members upon the actuation of theV operating button.

Another object of the `invention is to form a bell with a push button and mechanical movable striking means actuated in one direction by the push button and in the opposite direction by a suitable spring, so that a sound will be produced upon each movement of the striking members and upon an inward and outward movement of the push button.

In carrying out the objects of the invention, a bell structure of any desired kind is. provided, designed to have therein a. base upon which a reciprocating sliding striking member isarranged, which is adapted to strike against the bell upon reaching its eX- treme position in either direction. A bell crank lever structure is yconnected with the striking member and with a suitable push button so as to actuate the striking member in one direction, and a spring is connected with the push button structure for giving the reverse movement for operating the striker in the opposite direction. As the striker is arranged to slide in suitable ways that continuously hold the striker in a certain position at all times, the same will properly operate regardless of the position of the entire bell structure and will cause' the bell to ring equally well either in an up-r closing an embodiment of the invention,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 21,1913.

Application filed March 21, 1913. Serial No. 755,857.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, except that the same shows the push button actuated or moved to its inner position; Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the bell with the gong removed; and Fig. 4 is a section through Fig. 3 approximately on the line 4-4.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a support of any kind, as for inst-ance, a door or jamb, to which the bell is adapted to be connected. The door 1 is formed with a bore, 2 merging into a recessed bore 3 which accommodates a rod 4 carrying at its outer 'end a push button 5. The push button 5 is formed ywith an annular flange 6 designed toengage the turned in projecting annular member 7 of the cap 8. The cap 8 is secured to the base 9 by any desired means, as for instance threads, the base 9 being in turn rigidly secured to door 1 in any desired way, as for instance by screws. On the opposite side of the door 1 to the push button 5, and associated parts, is arranged a base 10 upon which the various moving parts of the bell are mounted, except rod 3 and button 5. A standard 11 is rigidly secured in any desired manner to the base 10, as for instance by being riveted thereto so as to support a gong 12, the gong 12 being removably'held in place by a suitable screw 13.` Also prefer ably surrounding the standard 11 is a. sleeve l 14 for properly1 spacing the gong from base 10.

Rigidly secured to base 10 is a shelf or bracket 15 formed with a turned down portion 16 riveted, bolted, or otherwise rigidly secured to the base 10 so as to properly support the bracket. This bracket is provided with a slot 17 for accommodating a pin 18, which pin is rigidly secured to a reciprocating bar 19. The bar 19 is provided with a socket at one end in which bar 3 is loosely fitted. Intermediate its length, bar 19 is provided with an aperture for accommodating the end of spring 20 so that spring 20 may continuously act on bar 19 for holding one end of the same in bore L2 of door l, and push button 5 normally in an outer position. Nhen the push button 5 is actuated the same is actuated against the pressure of spring 20 so 'that when the push button y5 is released the spring will quickly return the push button to its original position, and also the bar 19 to its original position. This back and forthv movement of bar 19 will cause a back and forth movement of pin 18.

The pin 18 is arranged to project through a slot 21 in the bell crank lever 22 which is pivoted' at 23 to the bracket 15. The opposite end of the bell crank lever to thatr carrying the slot 21, is provided with a pin 241: projecting through a slot 25 arrangedA in. thestriker 261 The striker 26 rests upon bracket 15 and is held in place bya partially surrounding guide 27. The guide 27" .is fOrmed with a: notched out portion: 28 fori permitting the proper movement of pin 24 in'orderf that pin 24 mayV shift the striker from thef position shown:l in; Fig; 1' to the position shown in Fig. 2'.. 1n order to! hold the bar 19 correctly in position it slides or reciproc'ates in a' suitable aperture-inf plate "10; and also guidedI by a suitablefbracket 29 riveted or otherwise secured tol the bracket 15.`

In operation, when it is desired to soundk the gong, 'button 5f is; pressed inwardly quickly. movement of bar 159,- together with pin 18.

i The movement of pin. 18 willmove the'bell crank lever`22 and thug shit-t the' tothe position shown' in- Fig. 2, which. will cause the gong to be sounded once. 4Thepin 24,1 when bell` crank lever22 isstopped, will strike against bracket 29,but the striker 26 will continue to move by reason of the' fact.

' that thefaperture orslot 25 is largerthan the diameterof-the pin. The size of the aperture' 25 will also allow a certain rebound so that the gongwill properly sound without being v damped by contact' therewith; Upon the release of the button 5, spring 20 will cause an actuation of' the various'parts for moving the striker back tolsubstantially the position shown in Fig, 1f, which will cause the gong to sound? a second' time. The size of? the aperture 25 in this instance also permits the striker to rebound and thus allow a proper soundof 'the gong,`

From this itwill be seenthat each. time the button 5 is pressed' the gong will be* sounded twice,` and also it will be` observed Vthat the mechanism will properly operate-'regardless ofthe position of thebell sozthatitherbell maybe freely utilized in any desired position.

Having thus describedv our invention we claim as new'y and desireftosecure by Letters Patentre- 1?. Ina a reciprocating bar` moving" backj andT forth in a rectilinear direction, said bar acting as a' striker, guidesor 'holdingI said bar properly in place and permitting a proper' re;

ciprocating movement thereof, said reciprocatingbar being formed with a notch'- or opening, a` pivotally' mounted bell crank lever arranged' adjacent said bar, a pin vrigidly secured to said belli crank lever and projecting into said notch and loosely fit-'-l ting/therein', whereby said:Y bell crank'lever This will cause a longitudinal` striker 2G i the striker remaining in .j

bellol'ftlie class described, a2 gong,l

Y, is adapted toN actuate saidV reciprocatingbar .and permit a limited free movement of said bar, said bell' crank lever'having a slot in the ,opposite arm to that carrying said pin, a f reciprocating thumb operated member, a pin saidaperture and loosely ttingtherein, wherebyv the bar has af movement independent ot the pin, a pivotally mountedz bell crank leverv supporting said pin: and actuating the same, a pushy rod structure oonnected: with saidv bell crank lever for lmoving the same and a spring for resiliently maintaining saidpush' rod structure in a prede- 'terminedf position and returning the same whereby said bar may be manually operated for. striking one slide ofI said gong and? autoingftheopposite side of said gong.-

base,` a' bracket upstanding4 from said base, a gong mountedl on said bracket andV substantially inclosing the same, reciprocat- 'ing push rodi structure moving-'in a plane ing striking barl arranged transversely of k'said push rodl structure, a bell cranklever having' one ofi the arms loosely connected with said? push rodi structure and the other spring actingi on said push-rodi structure for .'resili'ently maintainingfthe same in a predetermined position,A .whereby when said push Y rodi structure is manually' operated and when the push; rodi structure is released ,said springwilh eausethe bar toi automati- 'callfy' move back' tof the oppositei position andi strike the opposite side of said? gong.`

' aj r ecipro'cating bar extendingfrom near one ing bar having ai transversefslot arranged therein, means' for guidingfsaidirbar iniY its adapt'edf tof` strike? alternately the opposite sides of' said-gong, a` pin extending-.into the slot in said bar and looselyiitting' therein, whereby said barhasia limitedE independent movement, a pivotally mounted belll crank lever, one arm of sai'd bellic'rank leveribe'- secured to. said reciprocating thumb oper-V to said;l position wheny moved therefrom,

4f.v 11n abe'lllv of the classdescri'bed, a. gong,

catory movement, a pin projecting intol matically operated by said spring'for. strik- Y 3'. 1h a bell of theY character described, a i j `parallel with' the axis: ot the gongga slidl arm loosely connected with said: bar' and' a said bar' will strike one side'l of said. gong 'sident-fthe gongtothe other, the reciprocatback and for-thl movement, said1bar beingy ing rigidly secured to said pin and the other arm of said bell crank lever being formed with a slot extending longitudinally of said last mentioned arm, a reciprocating operating bar extending in a direction at right angles to said first mentioned bar, a pin secured to said operating bar projecting into the slot in said bell crank lever, manually actuated means for moving said operating bar in one direction and a spring for moving said operating bar in the opposite direction, whereby When said operating bar is moved manually said reciprocating bar Will strike one side of said gong and When released Will strike the opposite side of said gong.

5. In a bell of theclass described, a gong, a sliding striking bar designed to strike alternately opposite sides of said gong, means for loosely connecting a bell crank lever with said sliding striking bar, an operating bar, means for loosely connecting one arm of said bell crank lever With said operating bar and a spring acting on said operating bar for resiliently maintaining ythe same in a predetermined position whereby when said operating bar is moved manually in one direction said striking bar Will strike one side of said gong and when released said spring Will actuate said operating bar for causing the striking bar to strike the opposite side of said gong.

6. In a bell of the class described, a gong,

a support therefor, a bracket connected With said support projecting into said gong, a guide arranged adjacent said support, a reciprocating bar acting as a striker arranged in said guide and resting on said bracket, said striker being formed with a notch therein, a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on said bracket having one end projecting beneath said notch, a pin rigidly secured to said bell crank lever projecting through said notch, and loosely fitting therein so as to allow a sliding free movement of said striker, said bell crank lever being formed With a slot in the end opposite the end carrying said pin, a reciprocating bar arranged adjacent said bracket, a pin secured to said reciprocatin bar and projecting into the slot'in said ell crank lever whereby When said bar is moved said bell crank lever Will be moved pivotally for actuating said striker, a spring acting on said bar for resiliently maintaining the same in a predetermined position7 and a push button structure connected With said bar and adapted to actuate said bar against said spring.

In testimony Whereoil We have signed our names to this speciiication in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES LITTAUER ROYCOURT. LEONARD HORINKO. Witnesses:

A. L. KrrcHIN, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

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